Kluber still inexplicably pitching. Such a strange sequence of events. This is the ONE game where it was most important to have a fast hook. Probably for Bryant, and not the pitcher. Have you boarded up your windows? NW of Wrigley. Windows are fine. Expecting a lot of fireworks. Less than half a mile from Wrigley.
That was just great hitting and baserunning against an amazing pitcher. Those things have a way of not carrying over. Carson Cistulli. Outses are starting to run low. How about you guys? Game 3 was the great one. Northern Illinois could be done for. Now would be a great time to take a 30 foot lead. Santana probably scores. Hendricks struck that dude out. I remember him being pretty bad in years past.
This is his first struggle all month. Or is Miller less sharp today? Ross homer off Miller? Anything can happen.
Chapman ready soon. Nobody better. As many as it takes? Indians playing really tight and nervous? Except in the field…. Could hardly beat a half-injured Cleveland squad. Just an entertaining game?
Miller allows four hits and two runs in 2. It just changes a lot. Has been hit around. Now we have a two run wild pitch and a homer by a 70 year old back up catcher. Makes sense. Two of these innings had five-ten minutes tacked on thanks to non-strikeouts.
Cubs changed his swing and Heyward got hurt. This offseason is going to be very, very long. Tag went under him. Cleveland was really good this year because they held early leads their offense and starters got them. Gotta think they could get a similar package than what they traded away in July.
Just so hard to sell. Hard to sell while still contending. Jon Lester is not. Baseball is funny. Kipnis went fishing. Or is my memory bad. But I at least remember him for being horrible.
You suggested Chapman could blow the save in game 7 — any thoughts? Four-out assignment. Red Sox win in Cubs win in Send Crisp! This is inconceivable. Have to hit it in the right spot. As a cubs fan, I just need some rationale. Just something that makes sense.
Please God make it stop. Dave was right — the uncertainty was a legitimate cost. Not likely. The rain. And let montero catch if he gets on? Just declare it a tie! Everybody wins! GMs seem to remember these things. Totally make up for the did that was game 2. Coghlan is one of the players that got the rule enacted with his slide on Kang last year. Time for Baez. This game. This chat. End of list. Cubs vs Indians And then the world will end with the score tied in game seven in extra innings apocalypse.
Cincinnati Reds. Why the fuck not. But, I mean, yeah. Tough to trust. Bad pitch by Chapman. Which I assume Baez does not. Chapman will make make convenient scapegoat. Maddon is going to be around and is well liked. Just not 3-and-2 with Baez. Maybe not great location or velocity from Chapman, but not terrible. Guyer kills LH pitching. Thinking Wood and Salazar? Non-stop political ads here in NH. My vote has changed during every break. Weird baseball is coming. So Shaw should still be good to go.
That has to be annoying. This game will never end. I think it has to help them a lot to have gotten out of the bottom of the ninth. Everyone is a champion. Orange slices for everybody. Has everyone screamed at something tonight like I have? Remember when we were questioning if he should be on the roster? Ron Hoyabembe : another craig edwards cardinals puff comment. Are you kidding me. Yesterday I had to do a spin rate tutorial because the middle innings were so boring.
Can I change my answer? Reference went right over my head. This could somehow turn into a massacre. Holy cow. All right! Why the lack of confidence in him? He is very good! Anybody call that before the game started? Everything set-up for the two-out, walk-off HR. Chapman the goat, but still a W. Look up the line score. Napoli another bad at-bat. And are you prepared to change it to Jerome if necessary? One last gasp. Michael Martinez time!! Michael Martinez walk-off?
Michael Martinez walk-off. Could happen here. Rajai will probably feel okay. Sorry Cleveland fans. And so totally worth it.
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Craig Edwards : I am here. Craig Edwards : Who are you rooting for tonight? Zonk : Rain looks like it will be a factor tonight. Craig Edwards : Doubtful. Craig Edwards : same. Jeff Sullivan : I finally show up to something on time and someone else has opened it early!
Jeff Sullivan : Hello friends. Craig Edwards : Hi Jeff. Jeff Sullivan : Hi Craig! Craig Edwards : I thought you might be on time so I started early to make you feel comfortable, keep your routine, etc. Jeff Sullivan : That is very thoughtful of you. Jeff Sullivan : First pitch! Craig Edwards : How long are we doing this delay for? Jeff Sullivan : Annnnnnnnnnnd the Cubs are on the board.
Craig Edwards : WOW. Jaime : Soooo looks like Cubs fans voting for all of their own players for the All-Star game may come back to bite them. Jeff Sullivan : Fowler to the deepest part of the ballpark. Mike-el aka Troutman : Thats a good start. ChatzMcGee : Well, that was quick. Jeff Sullivan : lol Naquin catches nothing. Chalupa Batman : That place is pretty loud for a Cubs score. Jeff Sullivan : Cubs fans are everywhere.
Jeff Sullivan : Schwarber legs out an infield single. Game 7 : Velo down for kluber. Jeff Sullivan : 94 on the last pitch to Schwarber. Jeff Sullivan : We saw it in ! Jeff Sullivan : No one remembers about San Diego. Jeff Sullivan : Six pitches to Bryant, one of them a fastball. Craig Edwards : probably never. Jeff Sullivan : Also, teams probably prepare pitchers on short rest differently from how they used to. Hideo Nomo : my body is ready!
Jeff Sullivan : Rizzo flies out, missing a cutter over the middle. Craig Edwards : Greetings to you and hopefully I will not be doing the same. Sean Dolinar : Hey guy! Jeff Sullivan : Hi Sean! Jeff Sullivan : Schwarber stolen base!! Craig Edwards : I call that one a Molina steal. Craig Edwards : Hi Sean. Jeff Sullivan : Even Lindor was smiling about it. Sean Dolinar : That I just saw. Matt : Just noticed Rizzo kinda dry humps the batters box during his load. Jeff Sullivan : Zobrist flies out.
Kyle : Chances this game is a flop? Sean Dolinar : I think it will be interesting regardless of a blow out. Jeff Sullivan : That game kind of sucked. Jeff Sullivan : Miller.
Bob : Are there more moderators than chatters right now? Jeff Sullivan : There are people in here. Jeff Sullivan : Santana with a first-pitch lineout.
Giants Fan : Should the Indians have just started with Miller? Craig Edwards : No. Jeff Sullivan : Might as well let Kluber go with his normal routine, short rest aside. Tyler : no way did that game suck jeff. Fun Guy : No one talks about Hendricks? Jeff Sullivan : I mean from a general entertainment standpoint. Jeff Sullivan : I was rooting for Boston too.
K-Man : Pedro pitched in that game? Jeff Sullivan : That was the one part where Yankees fans started to make some noise! Jeff Sullivan : Baez messes up! Craig Edwards : I think people talk about him. Guest : Hendricks looks more sad than calm, cool, and collected. Craig Edwards : Are you projecting? Tyler : hope you are in a better mood tonight then you were for game 2 jeff! Jeff Sullivan : No matter what, this is going to be amazing. Sean Dolinar : Rain would be awful. Craig Edwards : he usually does.
Craig Edwards : he bats leadoff a lot. Jeff Sullivan : Whatever the odds are that Andrew Miller gets himself locked in the bathroom. Giants Fan : In a game 7 there is not reason to wait for higher leverage. The Hamburglar : I feel really bad for Indian fans. Craig Edwards : pretty sure there is one thing that might remedy that. MLB Duck : why hendricks is so great this year, jeff? Jeff Sullivan : Dallas Keuchel. Jeff Sullivan : Command everything. Michael : Is there any way the game ends with less than 9 innings or is that only regular season?
Jeff Sullivan : Could end at eight and a half! Sean Dolinar : Rosters are set before the series begins. Sean Dolinar : Not the postseason, but each series with the WC counting as a separate series. Jeff Sullivan : Smoltz keeps saying the home run did nothing to bother Kluber. Craig Edwards : I think Miller will face the top of the order eventually no matter when he comes in. Jeff Sullivan : Real easy inning for Kluber.
Sean Dolinar : If he gets traded or if went differently. Jeff Sullivan : Kluber: 10 fastballs, 16 non-fastballs. Craig Edwards : if there are a bunch of high EV, you might look for symptoms of something else, like a bunch of pitches over the heart of the plate, but it is more fun than predictive. Jeff Sullivan : He also developed and improved this inside four-seamer against lefties.
Jeff Sullivan : Probably good for a little under two trips through the order. Corey : If it starts raining, how long of a delay do they allow before postponing it? Craig Edwards : A really long one. Mike Sixel : Jeff…any good mountain hikes still open, or are they all snowed in now? Jeff Sullivan : You can ask me questions like this on Friday! Jeff Sullivan : Ramirez picked off! Jeff Sullivan : Holy crap. Sean Dolinar : Usually, rain delays last before they call it in the regular season.
Jeff Sullivan : And now Chisenhall singles. Jeff Sullivan : Smoltz makes a simple but critical point. Jeff Sullivan : I wish more people understood this. Craig Edwards : That was a really strong throw. Sean Dolinar : That defense. Jeff Sullivan : And the inning is over.
Jeff Sullivan : This is at least the most anticipated game since, what, Game 7 ? The Hamburglar : Damn, what a complete wasted inning. Jeff Sullivan : It probably feels good to have some hits on the board. Andrew : Smoltz is far too rational and non-hot-takey for the lead analyst role. Jeff Sullivan : Best thing about him! Brandon : Not game 7 ? Jeff Sullivan : Also clearly huge.
Nick : is expected batting average just based off of exit velocity and launch angle? Craig Edwards : yes-what happened this year. Dominik : how negative was the baserunning value of the Indians? Jeff Sullivan : Yeah, the baserunning has not been a positive in this series for them at all. Johnny Baseball : How many innings can Andrew Miller pitch tonight. Jeff Sullivan : 3.
Craig Edwards : That steal emboldened Schwarber…to his detriment. Jeff Sullivan : Schwarber out stretching! Jeff Sullivan : Maybe Ramirez can feel a little bit better about himself now.
Ivana Suchadik : If the Cubs win, what volcano will the celebration eruption most resemble? Jeff Sullivan : Krakatau. Craig Edwards : million more people will be watching tonight. Jeff Sullivan : Kluber today: one grounder, 10 non-grounders. Jeff Sullivan : His only two swinging strikes came back to back against Bryant. Stuafoo : You mean embiggened.
Craig Edwards : schwarber needs no more embiggening. John : showing a decent amount of arrieta. Jeff Sullivan : Unlikely, but maybe for a couple of batters. BlueMoon : Uribe and Ramirez are from the same city in the Dominican, weird how that works. Jeff Sullivan : Crisp, extra bases!
Jeff Sullivan : Leadoff double. HelloHello : If someone told you Kluber would give him 4 inn 1 run at the beginning of the game or u could roll the dice, which would tito have gone with?
Jeff Sullivan : Absolutely you take four innings and one run. Craig Edwards : If they get 35 M viewers, I doubt they care how long it is. Jeff Sullivan : Perez bunts Crisp over to third. Triple deek : What is the normal hr park factor in Cleveland? Jeff Sullivan : Really high the last couple years. Doug : Are the Cubs being super aggressive because pitch count is essentially irrelevant?
Jeff Sullivan : Santana ties it up! Craig Edwards : Kipnis was looking for that change. Jeff Sullivan : Ehhhh, it was bad, but there were two outs. Craig Edwards : yes. MrJellyBeans : Do bunts positevley effect a teams odds of winning? Sean Dolinar : All safe. Jeff Sullivan : Montgomery up and throwing in the Cubs bullpen. Jeff Sullivan : Baez with another huge mistake. Sean Dolinar : Bunts and odds of winning? Jeff Sullivan : All safe. Sean Dolinar : Bunts essentially trade run expectancy for run probability.
Curious Doge : I missed it, was the rest of the infield in as well besides Rizzo? Craig Edwards : Not sure. Jeff Sullivan : There are more than people in here. Jeff Sullivan : They do not. Jeff Sullivan : 3-and-0 pitch coming…. Jeff Sullivan : And a green light for Lindor. Tanner : Man I feel bad for baez right now. Johnny Baseball : Game 7 has not disappointed thus far.
Jeff Sullivan : I saw that comment about 30 seconds before anything happened. Frogman : WPA misses a lot. Jeff Sullivan : Probably.
Jaime : Does Hendricks pitch the fourth inning? Craig Edwards : I think probably, but with somebody warming. Craig Edwards : I believe so. ChatzMcGee :. Al : What exactly is the Def column on a player page? Jeff Sullivan : Hanging out with Ryan Merritt in an area bar. Dominik : how ironic is it that both cubs defense and Indians baserunning have been spotty this series? Erik : People use WPA?
G Money : This game is going to come down to which manager panics first. Craig Edwards : Panic can also come in the form of doing nothing. Jeff Sullivan : Lester might be ready for the bottom half already. Jeff Sullivan : No reason I can think of to push him. Joe : Has anyone studied how effective bringing the infield in is?
Jeff Sullivan : Rizzo beaned. Jeff Sullivan : This right here should be Miller time. Craig Edwards : You could then move Contreras back to catcher for when Lester comes out. Sean Dolinar : Out there. Jeff Sullivan : Could-be double play turned into a force out by a high throw. Jeff Sullivan : And then Rizzo comes completely off. Lll : Bold to tag up there. Sean Dolinar : Another replay! Jeff Sullivan : That was extremely bold. Jeff Sullivan : Munenori Kawasaki is in the dugout. Jeff Sullivan : Bryant definitely safe at home.
Tom : i dont think Davis had an concern that Bryant was gunna tag. Jeff Sullivan : Like — ? Craig Edwards : how can you not think it is a possibility though? Jeff Sullivan : Kluber with just his third swinging strike of the game to get to 2-and Craig Edwards : they stopped calling that months ago. Sean Dolinar : MLB needs to be more consistent on that.
Phoenix : So are you guys just bombarded by things to approve right now? Sean Dolinar Craig Edwards : yes? Craig Edwards : i agree. Sean Dolinar : Blocking the plate, pace of play, slide rule.
Game 7 : He came off bag after hitting fielder its within the rule. Jeff Sullivan : Heyward pops up. Craig Edwards : you were supposed to have to make an effort to stay on the bag.
Craig Edwards : or enforced early in the year. Phoenix : Davis took a terrible route. Jeff Sullivan : One thing the Indians have lacked this year is an actual center fielder. Guest : Do the Indians CFers practice fly balls? Jeff Sullivan : Follow the original script, ignore the score. Mitch : xBA for Conteras hit?
Guest : Who maintains the fangraphs snapchat? Sean Dolinar : August has it for the WS. Shaun : Is Cistulli on suicide watch? Jeff Sullivan : Cistulli does not take major-league baseball anywhere close to that seriously. Curious Doge : Does Naquin execute that throw home and catch that Contreras ball?
Craig Edwards : those are questions Cleveland fans might be asking for a long time. Sean Dolinar : Is Cistulli even watching tonight? Jeff Sullivan : Good question! Jeff Sullivan : Passively, probably. Jeff Sullivan : Maybe Lester into the seventh, Chapman in relief of him whenever necessary. Jeff Sullivan : Cleveland. Biagini, Ph. Jeff Sullivan : As soon as these ads are over, then we get our first ads for Mike Teed NYM : how many swing and misses total did kluber get?
Jeff Sullivan : Three. Bronn : Craig: he was still right next to the bag. ChatzMcGee : Who wants to bet this is the final score?
Jeff Sullivan : I expect…one more run. Jeff Sullivan : His dog and gardening. Sean Dolinar : Hot take metrics are probably the next big thing. Jeff Sullivan : Look at all of these long-suffering year-old Cubs fans in a bar. Sean Dolinar : All is forgiven for Baez. Jeff Sullivan : Baez leaves the yard. Jeff Sullivan : Kluber comes out now.
Jeff Sullivan : This is one bittersweet standing ovation. Adam : why. The Hamburglar : Kluber still in the game?! Jeff Sullivan : Not at all. Craig Edwards : Francona losing some points here. Jack : Will Maddon even consider sending Hendricks out for another or was he not going to pitch more than 4 no matter what?
Jeff Sullivan : What a strange, strange time for Francona to try to push a starter. JT : do you remember guthriestillpitching? Hal : Ironic that after all this, waiting too long to go to Miller is what kills Francona.
Jeff Sullivan : Well they were already losing by two. Jeff Sullivan : But still, yeah. Duke : What point should they have replaced Kluber? Sean Dolinar : That might be hard to overturn.
Craig Edwards : Pretty sure they will be focusing on something else. Craig Edwards : Miller can keep the horses close by if help is on the way. Jeff Sullivan : Well, no, they still got here in the first place. Joe : Hot taek: Hendricks should come out for the fifth. Jeff Sullivan : M-V-P chant right now. Craig Edwards : Joe Buck agrees with you. Guest : You gotta leave hendricks in for the W right? Craig Edwards : Matheny? Jeff Sullivan : Three runs is a pretty huge lead with Lester and Chapman available and 15 outs left.
Craig Edwards : Jinx much? Bronn : Would any of the chat panel have started Miller tonight? Jeff Sullivan : No, for me. Craig Edwards : nope. Sean Dolinar : Craig, how far away are you from the epicenter in Wrigleyville? Jeff Sullivan : No chance. Jeff Sullivan : I get him going in the seventh. Jeff Sullivan : More scoring. Jeff Sullivan : Fitting that Miller should show some vulnerability. Triple deek : Kris Bryant is fast. Craig Edwards : He does a lot of things really well.
Craig Edwards : Bryant? Adam : Fireworks already going here. Sean Dolinar : Stay safe tonight, Chicagoans! Jeff Sullivan : Without that advice, Rizzo would be dead! Craig Edwards : Impossible to know what would have happened had he come in earlier though. Fred : What kind of person actually chooses to watch Skip and Shannon. Jeff Sullivan : Based on the ratings, no kind of person.
TengoPreguntas : hendricks til a runner gets on? Craig Edwards : maybe? Craig Edwards : if lefty-montgomery, if righty, Edwards. Dominik : is there anything worse than playing in game 7 and losing a blowout? Jeff Sullivan : Going to jail. Craig Edwards : It feels like Cleveland really needs to score here. Jeff Sullivan : was unbelievable. Eric : The narrative for this World Series is pretty much unmatched, but it seems to me that the games themselves have been pretty underwhelming.
Jeff Sullivan : Yeah. Tribe-ster : This game is like every one of my nightmares all colliding into one. Craig Edwards : Lester coming in. Jeff Sullivan : Santana with like a foot bat toss on the two-out walk. Jeff Sullivan : Lester with a runner on! BoeJuck : Is it just my zipcode, or is Trump dominating commercial time? Jeff Sullivan : I can think of a reason for why that might be happening. Jeff Sullivan : As much as I love one-game playoffs, they do feel like shortcuts.
Zonk : Is Hendricks now no longer underrated around baseball? Jeff Sullivan : Granted, he is very much not underrated in Chicago.
Craig Edwards : runners refuse to take advatnage. Jeff Sullivan : Although it is Heyward out there. Jeff Sullivan : ohhhhhhhhhh my god. Jeff Sullivan : That pitch was in the strike zone. Jeff Sullivan : The personal catcher lets the ball get away. Craig Edwards : Joe Maddon is a good manager, very good at amanging players and managing playing time for versatile players.
Tepid Coffee : Ross does not look okay. Jeff Sullivan : So much of what Maddon does seems to be excelling at keeping players on their toes, ready for anything. Craig Edwards : that was a tough shot for sure. Jeff Sullivan : I think that has long-term benefits that sometimes look like weird decision in-game. Craig Edwards : not sure what maddon was expecting, but catcher error followed by wild pitch had to be pretty far down on his list.
Jeff Sullivan : When are there two-run wild pitches? Stuafoo : None of this should have happened anyway. Jeff Sullivan : Buck offering some open criticism of the strike zone right now. Jeff Sullivan : Or at least addressing the controversy head-on. Jeff Sullivan : Update: 1, active participants in here. The Hamburglar : Lindor has not looked very good.
JT : when did john smoltz get good at broadcasting? Sean Dolinar : Ross redemption. Jeff Sullivan : Dear god. Moog : This game has not gone the way I expected. Jeff Sullivan : Surprise! JoshP : How can you not be romantic about baseball? Lord above : This is amazing. Guest : Is it the camera angle or do none of these HRs look very impressive off the bat. Craig Edwards : ball seems to be carrying. Jeff Sullivan : Hitter-friendly ballpark.
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